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Oxford handbook of geriatric medicine /

The population is ageing, and most diseases are far more common in older people. Older people are particularly difficult to assess and to treat effectively and are more vulnerable to therapeutic delays or errors. This handbook provides the information required for effective geriatric practice.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bowker, Lesley K. (Lesley Kenyon) (Author)
Other Authors: Price, James D., Smith, Sarah C. (Physician)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Oxford medical publications.
Oxford handbooks.
Subjects:
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Ageing
  • organizing geriatric services
  • clinical assessment of older people
  • Rehabilitation
  • Falls and funny turns
  • Drugs
  • Neurology
  • Stroke
  • Psychiatry
  • Cardiovascular
  • Chest medicine
  • Gastroenterology
  • Renal medicine
  • Homeostasis
  • Endocrinology
  • Haematology
  • Musculoskeletal system
  • Pressure injuries
  • Genitourinary medicine
  • Incontinence
  • Ears
  • Eyes
  • Skin
  • Infection and immunity
  • Malignancy
  • Death and dying
  • Ethics
  • Finances.